Charlie Foxtrot

Battle 3 of Campaign 2 of the Charlie Foxtrot PvP Tournament  will take place on Sunday 7th February 2010.  The RS won Battle 1 but the SI are steadily improving with hopes of securing a victory this coming Sunday... Read More

The worlds largest ArmA II PvP tournament returned for its second official campaign.  Building on the success of Campaign 1 and Beta Campaigns we expect this to be the most closely contested campaign yet.  If your looking for tactical, squad level infantry combat with a side order of armor and air, then this is the place for you.  All new recruits are always welcome & we hope to see more of our Veterans returning after their Christmas holidays.  To sign up, just register to the forums and visit the ****Join Your Army Here**** forums.  Your request will be dealt with promptly by one of our highly trained and courteous staff!... Read More

There has been an unusual amount of activity in the forums from Radeon users complaining about stability issues with HD 5000 series graphics cards.  Most of the complaints appear to be focused on the HD 5870, HD 5850 and HD 5770.  Problems include grey screens, crashes, colored stripes on screens and system hang-ups.  Here are some of the reports from around the web.... Read More

Hot on the heels of the Larrabee fiasco, Intel continues to take a beating on the graphics front, this one for PineTrail.  After the promise of more performance, comes the sad reality.... Read More

Alienware made a splash at CES with the Alienware M11x, a CNET Best of CES 2010 winner.  It is a tiny laptop full of GPU horsepower.  They took a sub 12-inch laptop and equipped it with a powerful GeForce GT 335.  Mad gaming.  Good battery life.  Only $799.  15-inch power in 11.6-inch package.... Read More

GPU Computing is the use of the massively parallel architecture of the graphics processing unit (GPU) as a computational engine that can be programmed with high level languages and APIs. Fact is, More and more processing is being moved from the CPU to the GPU.  We already have a great roster of applications that run on the NVIDIA CUDA architecture that consumers love. Video has been the killer application for the GPU, and a number of new video applications are able to tap into the computing power of the GPU.  Adobe has added support for GPU computing to their popular CS4 Suite, Flash 10.1 and their Mercury Playback Engine. Now Microsoft is adding Office 2010 to the list.... Read More

Yesterday saw the release of a multiplayer demo for Aliens vs Predator and whilst Xbox 360 users appear to be having no problems with it, PC and PS3 users aren’t so happy. Many report that they haven’t been able to get a single game on the demo and many forums have popped up, including here on TSA, where gamers are voicing their frustrations. But SEGA and Rebellion are addressing the situation.... Read More

Some thing aren’t built to last, but it might surprise you to find out Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE online gaming service turns out to be one of them.... Read More

New York State’s Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, has subpoenaed a number of online retailers, including GameStop, Barnes & Noble, Ticketmaster and Staples, over the way they pass information to marketing firms while processing transactions.... Read More

WESTWOOD, MA – February 3, 2010 — Turbine, Inc. today released the third update to Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Eberron Unlimited™ (DDO Unlimited), the world’s best free-to-play massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG).  Following on the news that it has been named the Best Free-to-Play MMO of 2009, DDO Unlimited’s newest update rewards players for their support with several new free high-level dungeons, two new in-game events, the introduction of the new Casual playing mode, and the removal of leveling sigils to allow players unrestricted access all of the free content throughout the game.

“2009 was a phenomenal year for DDO. We launched successfully to critical acclaim and have received several awards that have firmly established DDO Unlimited as the best free-to-play MMO in the world,” said Fernando Paiz, Executive Producer of DDO Unlimited.  “The best free-to-play game just got better as our first update of 2010 is all about rewarding our players for their support by delivering more free content while also removing the leveling sigils that were required to advance through the game to make it even easier and more fun than ever to play DDO Unlimited!”... Read More

AMD has announced its ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card, the company’s latest update to its entry-level graphics cards, designed to bring current multimedia technology within the reach of even the most budget-constrained. The ATI Radeon HD 5450 offers support for DirectX 11, ATI’s Eyefinity multi-display technology, and HDMI 1.3a with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.... Read More